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Financial Income, Net (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Amortization of marketable securities premium and accretion of discount, net | $ 33,021 us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium | $ 22,389 us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium | $ 33,784 us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
Financial income, net | 28,762 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNet | 34,931 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNet | 40,332 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNet
Financial Income |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Interest income | 65,497 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = chkp_FinancialIncomeMember | 71,107 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = chkp_FinancialIncomeMember | 73,711 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterest / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = chkp_FinancialIncomeMember
Realized gain on sale of marketable securities | 288 us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLoss / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = chkp_FinancialIncomeMember | 2,311 us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLoss / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = chkp_FinancialIncomeMember | 1,436 us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLoss / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = chkp_FinancialIncomeMember
Foreign currency re-measurement gain and others |  | 893 us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainBeforeTax / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = chkp_FinancialIncomeMember | 873 us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainBeforeTax / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = chkp_FinancialIncomeMember
Total financial income | 65,785 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNonoperating / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = chkp_FinancialIncomeMember | 74,311 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNonoperating / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = chkp_FinancialIncomeMember | 76,020 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNonoperating / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = chkp_FinancialIncomeMember
Financial Expense |  |  |
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items] |  |  |
Amortization of marketable securities premium and accretion of discount, net | 33,021 us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = chkp_FinancialExpenseMember | 37,903 us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = chkp_FinancialExpenseMember | 33,784 us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = chkp_FinancialExpenseMember
Foreign currency re-measurement loss | 1,844 us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = chkp_FinancialExpenseMember |  |
Others | 2,158 us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingExpense / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = chkp_FinancialExpenseMember | 1,477 us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingExpense / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = chkp_FinancialExpenseMember | 1,904 us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingExpense / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = chkp_FinancialExpenseMember
Total financial expense | $ 37,023 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInvestmentExpense / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = chkp_FinancialExpenseMember | $ 39,380 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInvestmentExpense / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = chkp_FinancialExpenseMember | $ 35,688 us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInvestmentExpense / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = chkp_FinancialExpenseMember

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